Netanyahu bloc leads Israel election but falls short of majority
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According to France 24 English, final results from Israel's Central Elections Committee showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing and far-right bloc winning 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, with his Likud party taking 27, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot secured 48 seats and the Arab parties Raam and the Joint List won a combined 19 seats, leaving no bloc near the 61-seat majority needed to form a government. [1]
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- Netanyahu bloc in lead without majority in Israel election, say official results
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